Marketing Manager
MarketingYou'll own the marketing strategy, manage the team, control the budget, and take the heat when the campaign underperforms. You're the one deciding where to spend $50K — on influencers, Google Ads, a billboard, or that podcast sponsorship your CEO keeps pushing. Half leadership, half strategy, half firefighting. Yes, that's three halves. That's marketing management.
Salary Range
Low
$65k
Median
$140k
High
$210k
10-Year Growth
8%
US Workers
317K
Education
Bachelor's in marketing or business (MBA helps for senior roles)
Environment
indoor
Tools & Technical Skills
- ▸Marketing automation (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce)
- ▸Budget management & ROI analysis
- ▸CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot CRM)
- ▸Data visualization (Tableau, Looker, Google Data Studio)
- ▸A/B testing & conversion optimization
- ▸Brand strategy & positioning frameworks
- ▸Project management tools (Asana, Monday, Jira)
People & Mindset Skills
- ▸Leadership
- ▸Strategic thinking
- ▸Communication
- ▸Decision-making
- ▸Negotiation
- ▸Cross-functional collaboration
- ▸Presentation skills
Learn the skills
Courses and certifications to get you job-ready
Marketing automation (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce)
CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot CRM)
Project management tools (Asana, Monday, Jira)
What you'll actually do
- 01Develop marketing strategies and annual campaign plans
- 02Manage and mentor a team of specialists and coordinators
- 03Set and track marketing budgets across channels
- 04Review campaign analytics and report ROI to leadership
- 05Coordinate with sales, product, and design teams
- 06Approve creative assets, copy, and brand messaging
- 07Explain to the CEO that no, we can't just 'make it go viral'
Career Path
Where this role sits in the bigger picture — and where it can take you.
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